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Southern California Edison briefs Redlands council on wildfire mitigation, PSPS and planned communication improvements
Summary
Southern California Edison told the Redlands City Council it is expanding wildfire mitigation investments, sectionalization technology and customer programs after January wind‑driven outages; Edison acknowledged communication problems and said it will improve outage maps and notifications.
Southern California Edison (SCE) briefed the Redlands City Council on wildfire‑risk mitigation investments and the use of public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) as a tool to prevent utility‑caused fires during high‑wind conditions.
Mark Cloud, SCE government relations manager, told the council SCE must balance wildfire risk reduction with customer impacts and that PSPS is “a tool of last resort.” Cloud said SCE has invested in grid hardening, covered conductor, sectionalization equipment and local weather stations to improve decision‑making. He said the company is also required by the California Public Utilities Commission to have a PSPS plan and that the utility is working to reduce the need for PSPS over time.
Cloud acknowledged widespread customer…
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